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In the year 1918

711 Notable birthdays

Shankar Dayal Sharma

Indian politician (1918-1999).

Born August 19th, 1918 in Bhopal.

Died December 26th, 1999 at 81 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction).

Jeff Chandler

American actor and singer (1918–1961).

Born December 15th, 1918 in Brooklyn.

Died June 17th, 1961 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications).

Hutton Gibson

American writer (1918–2020).

Born August 26th, 1918 in New York City.

Died May 11th, 2020 at 101 years old in Thousand Oaks. [ref]

Louis Althusser

French marxist philosopher (1918–1990).

Born October 16th, 1918 in Bir Mourad Rais. [ref]

Died October 22nd, 1990 at 72 years old in La Verrière (myocardial infarction).

Mrinalini Sarabhai

Indian classical dancer, choreographer and instructor (1918-2016).

Born May 11th, 1918 in Chennai, Palakkad.

Died January 21st, 2016 at 97 years old in Gandhinagar (respiratory failure).

Pearl Bailey

American actress and singer (1918–1990).

Born March 29th, 1918 in Newport News.

Died August 17th, 1990 at 72 years old in Philadelphia (cardiovascular disease).

Robert Aldrich

American film director, screenwriter and producer.

Born August 9th, 1918 in Cranston. [ref]

Died December 5th, 1983 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).

Ahmed Deedat

South african writer and orator.

Born July 1st, 1918 in Surat.

Died August 8th, 2005 at 87 years old in Verulam.

Madeleine L'Engle

American writer (1918–2007).

Born November 29th, 1918 in New York City.

Died September 8th, 2007 at 88 years old in Litchfield. [ref]

Jack Paar

American author, radio and television comedian and talk show host (1918-2004).

Born May 1st, 1918 in Canton.

Died January 27th, 2004 at 85 years old in Greenwich (stroke).

Jean-Marie Loret

Self-proclaimed alleged illegitimate son of adolf hitler.

Born March 25th, 1918 in Seboncourt.

Died February 14th, 1985 at 66 years old in Saint-Quentin.

Kenneth Connor

English actor (1918-1993).

Born June 6th, 1918 in London.

Died November 28th, 1993 at 75 years old in London (cancer).

Anna Mani

Indian meteorologist.

Born August 23rd, 1918 in Thiruvithamkoor Maharajyam. [ref]

Died August 16th, 2001 at 82 years old in Thiruvananthapuram (stroke).

James Daly

American actor (1918–1978).

Born October 23rd, 1918 in Wisconsin Rapids.

Died July 3rd, 1978 at 59 years old in Nyack (myocardial infarction).

Pee Wee Reese

American baseball player and coach.

Born July 23rd, 1918 in Ekron. [ref]

Died August 14th, 1999 at 81 years old in Louisville (lung cancer). [ref]

Jerome Robbins

American choreographer and director (1918–1998).

Born October 11th, 1918 in New York City.

Died July 29th, 1998 at 79 years old in New York City (stroke).

Bob Feller

Major league baseball player (1918–2010).

Born November 3rd, 1918 in Van Meter. [ref]

Died December 15th, 2010 at 92 years old in Cleveland (cancer, leukemia). [ref]

Allan Arbus

American actor and photographer (1918–2013).

Born February 15th, 1918 in New York City.

Died April 19th, 2013 at 95 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).

Charity Adams Earley

United states african american woman army officer.

Born December 5th, 1918 in Kittrell.

Died January 13th, 2002 at 83 years old in Dayton.

Guy Gibson

First co of the royal air force's 617 squadron.

Born August 12th, 1918 in Shimla.

Died September 19th, 1944 at 26 years old in Steenbergen.

Craig Stevens

American actor (1918-2000).

Born July 8th, 1918 in Liberty.

Died May 10th, 2000 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).

Dick Haymes

Argentinian actor and singer (1918–1980).

Born September 13th, 1918 in Buenos Aires.

Died March 29th, 1980 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).

Eddy Arnold

American country music singer, songwriter (1918-2008).

Born May 15th, 1918 in Henderson. [ref]

Died May 8th, 2008 at 89 years old in Nashville (disease). [ref]

Mickey Spillane

American crime novelist (1918–2006).

Born March 9th, 1918 in New York City, Brooklyn.

Died July 17th, 2006 at 88 years old in Murrells Inlet (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Kazuo Sakamaki

Japanese navy officer (1918-1999).

Born November 8th, 1918 in Awa.

Died November 29th, 1999 at 81 years old in Toyota.

Birthdays 51 to 75 of 711

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